Seventeen-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal grabbed headlines on Wednesday after his double century for Mumbai against Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 saw the in-form batsman storm into the record books to become the youngest ever double centurion in List A cricket.
The Mumbai batsman has been in fine form this summer. His four half-centuries starred in the India under-19 team s tri-series triumph in England. Jaiswal carried his form to the one-day warm-up tournament for the season Vizzy Trophy where he scored 224 runs and took eight wickets that earned him the Man of the Tournament award.
Youngest to score a double century in List A cricket
Years |
Days |
Player |
Score |
For |
Vs |
Venue |
Date |
17 |
292 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
203 |
Mumbai |
Jharkhand |
Alur |
October 16, 2019 |
20 |
275 |
Alan Barrow |
202* |
Natal |
South Africa African XI |
Durban |
October 25, 1975 |
21 |
20 |
Mitchell van Buuren |
200 |
Gauteng |
Western Province |
Johannesburg |
February 10, 2019 |
21 |
280 |
Travis Head |
202 |
South Australia |
Western Australia |
Sydney |
October 5, 2015 |
21 |
282 |
Ben Duckett |
220* |
England Lions |
Sri Lanka A |
Canterbury |
July 25, 2016 |
22 |
103 |
Mohammad Ali |
207 |
Pakistan Customs |
Defence Housing Authority |
Sialkot |
April 4, 2005 |
23 |
31 |
Ravi Bopara |
201* |
Essex |
Leicestershire |
Leicester |
June 4, 2008 |
23 |
131 |
Khalid Latif |
204* |
Karachi Dolphins |
Quetta Bears |
Karachi |
March 15, 2009 |
24 |
335 |
Sanju Samson |
212* |
Kerala |
Goa |
Alur |
October 12, 2009 |
25 |
241 |
Phil Hughes |
202* |
Australia A |
South Africa A |
Darwin |
July 29, 2014 |
Here are some key facts on Yashasvi Jaiswal:
Before the Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Wednesday, Yashasvi, who made his List A debut in the ongoing 2019-20 season, registered two hundreds against Goa and Kerala. The left-hander reached 200 off just 149 balls (17 fours, 12 sixes).
Yashasvi, who was the highest run-getter and player of the tournament for the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup which India won, became the third batsman after KV Kaushal and Sanju Samson to smash a double in the domestic one-day cricket tournament. He was eventually caught by Rahul Shukla off Vivek Tiwari for 203 (154).
His record innings at Alur came against a tight Jharkhand bowling attack comprising pacer Varun Aaron and spinners Anukul Roy and Shahbaz Nadeem.
Yashasvi had hit an unbeaten 319 and then in the same match claimed 13/99 for Anjuman Islam High School (Fort) against Raja Shivaji Vidyamandir (Dadar) in a Giles Shield schools match in January 2014. He was 12 then.
Yashasvi is the son of a shopkeeper. He grew up in Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh but moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in cricket.
At the start, the youngster struggled to make ends meet. He was thrown out of a dairy shop (where he would sleep at nights) and even slept with groundsmen in the Muslim United Club tents in Azad Maidan.
Yashasvi has even sold pani puri to make a living. However, there was hope after local coach Jwala Singh helped him stay afloat.
In Mumbai, he lives in a chawl in Kadamwadi in Santacruz.